2013 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Geophysics, Mantle, Mantle convection, Geodynamics and Plate tectonics are his primary areas of study. Alessandro M. Forte focuses mostly in the field of Geophysics, narrowing it down to matters related to Convection and, in some cases, Core–mantle boundary and Mantle wedge. His work is dedicated to discovering how Mantle, Buoyancy are connected with Craton and other disciplines.
His Mantle convection research integrates issues from Post-glacial rebound, Sea level and Ocean surface topography. In his research on the topic of Geodynamics, S-wave, Lithosphere and Slab is strongly related with Seismic wave. Alessandro M. Forte interconnects Structural geology and Mantle flow in the investigation of issues within Plate tectonics.
Alessandro M. Forte focuses on Geophysics, Mantle, Mantle convection, Seismic tomography and Geodynamics. His Geophysics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Convection, Mantle wedge and Plate tectonics. His Mantle study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Seismology, Post-glacial rebound and Ocean surface topography.
Within one scientific family, Alessandro M. Forte focuses on topics pertaining to Sea level under Ocean surface topography, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Isostasy. His work in the fields of Mantle convection, such as Earth's internal heat budget, overlaps with other areas such as Gravity anomaly. He combines subjects such as Seismic wave and Buoyancy with his study of Geodynamics.
His scientific interests lie mostly in Mantle, Geophysics, Mantle convection, Paleontology and Seismic tomography. Alessandro M. Forte interconnects Cenozoic, Mineral physics, Mineralogy, Mantle plume and Upwelling in the investigation of issues within Mantle. His research in Geophysics intersects with topics in Geodynamics, Earth's internal heat budget and Plate tectonics.
The concepts of his Mantle convection study are interwoven with issues in Post-glacial rebound, Post-perovskite and Mantle wedge. His Paleontology research incorporates themes from Drainage, Ocean surface topography and Geomorphology, Ice sheet. His work carried out in the field of Seismic tomography brings together such families of science as Seismology and Grain size.
Alessandro M. Forte mostly deals with Geophysics, Mantle, Geodynamics, Ocean surface topography and Mantle convection. He has researched Geophysics in several fields, including Earth's internal heat budget and Plate tectonics. His Mantle study is concerned with Paleontology in general.
His Geodynamics research incorporates elements of Seismic tomography, Isostasy, Earth crust and Geodesy. His studies deal with areas such as Coastal plain, Sea ice and Post-glacial rebound, Sea level as well as Ocean surface topography. He has included themes like Drainage system, Drainage, River nile and Geological evidence in his Mantle convection study.
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A new inference of mantle viscosity based upon joint inversion of convection and glacial isostatic adjustment data
J.X. Mitrovica;A.M. Forte.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2004)
Deep-mantle high-viscosity flow and thermochemical structure inferred from seismic and geodynamic data
Alessandro M. Forte;Jerry X. Mitrovica.
Nature (2001)
GyPSuM: A joint tomographic model of mantle density and seismic wave speeds
Nathan A. Simmons;Alessandro M. Forte;Lapo Boschi;Stephen P. Grand.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2010)
Radial profile of mantle viscosity: Results from the joint inversion of convection and postglacial rebound observables
Jerry X. Mitrovica;Alessandro M. Forte.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1997)
Plate tectonics and aspherical earth structure: The Importance of poloidal‐toroidal coupling
A. M. Forte;W. R. Peltier.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1987)
Dynamic topography and long-term sea-level variations: There is no such thing as a stable continental platform
Robert Moucha;Alessandro M. Forte;Jerry X. Mitrovica;David B. Rowley.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2008)
Joint seismic, geodynamic and mineral physical constraints on three-dimensional mantle heterogeneity: Implications for the relative importance of thermal versus compositional heterogeneity
Nathan A. Simmons;Alessandro M. Forte;Stephen P. Grand.
Geophysical Journal International (2009)
Changes in African topography driven by mantle convection
Robert Moucha;Robert Moucha;Robert Moucha;Alessandro M. Forte.
Nature Geoscience (2011)
Viscous flow models of global geophysical observables: 1. Forward problems
Alessandro M. Forte;Richard Peltier.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1991)
Joint seismic-geodynamic-mineral physical modelling of African geodynamics: A reconciliation of deep-mantle convection with surface geophysical constraints
Alessandro M. Forte;Sandrine Quéré;Robert Moucha;Nathan A. Simmons.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2010)
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